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The Avenue Cafe

A two-level Eastside Lansing dive bar and music venue packed with pinball machines, voted the city's best LGBTQ-friendly bar in 2023.

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The Avenue Cafe is a dive bar and music venue on Lansing's Eastside with two levels, a stage and plenty of pinball machines. It isn't a dedicated gay bar, but it has gender-neutral restrooms and Pride flags, reviewers describe it as a safe queer space, and it was voted Lansing's best LGBTQ-friendly bar in 2023. Programming includes karaoke, game nights and live music.

  1. Voted Lansing's best LGBTQ-friendly bar, 2023
  2. Two levels, a stage and lots of pinball
  3. Gender-neutral restrooms

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